‘Turtle Taido’ cartoon animation in Hausa to air on 10 TV channels

By Editor

NIGERIA’S popular and multiple award-winning children’s animation series, Turtle Taido, produced in Hausa is now set to air on television channels across Nigeria’s northern states. This groundbreaking Hausa production of Turtle Taido is a collaboration between Tayekeni Productions and Arewa24 Network, bringing world class animation and the compelling power of African storytelling to millions of families across the country.

Turtle Taido is the story of a lively magical turtle who travels across the country in search of knowledge. On his journeys, he makes friends, visits places of interest, encounters magical stories and learns about other animals. Above all, he learns that understanding other people’s cultures makes us treat them with respect while promoting a peaceful and happier world.

The Turtle Taido series has won multiple international awards including Best Children’s Short at Independent Shorts Awards, Los Angeles, and Best TV Series at the Buddha International Film Festival, India.

Broadcast Sponsorship of Turtle Taido series in Hausa is powered by Checkers Africa Limited, makers of Checkers Custard brand.

Turtle Taido was originally produced in English by Lagos-based USP, whose MD/CEO, Mr. Muyiwa Kayode, is also the founder of Lagos International Festival of Animation (LIFANIMA), which will hold its nineth edition later in the year in October. LIFANIMA is a platform for promoting Nigerian and African animators and animation productions, fostering collaboration and championing capacity development across the continent. LIFANIMA is the second-largest animation festival in Africa, a remarkable feat that speaks to the dedication and vision of its founders and partners.

Undoubtedly, Mr. Kayode owes the LIFANIMA vision to the success Turtle Taido, a pioneering home-grown animation production that keeps setting the pace for animation content in the country. This prompted Mr. Kayode to acknowledge the only animation festival in the country thus, “It has been an exciting journey. Yes, some of our expectations have been met as this festival is now globally recognised and is the second biggest animation festival in Africa. We have created a great platform for the development of animation in Nigeria and across Africa.”

Producer of Turtle Taido, Muyiwa Kayode